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Old 01/08/2008, 11:30 AM
best49erfan best49erfan is offline
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Skimmer pump died

I have to wait until I can get a new one, but what should i do until then?
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Old 01/08/2008, 12:18 PM
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water changes. weekly depending on your bio load would depend on how much. heavy go for a little more than a norma water change that you would do.
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Old 01/08/2008, 12:23 PM
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Definately the wrong forum for your question but my question is did you take it apart and clean/soak it in vinegar?
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Old 01/08/2008, 12:57 PM
Randy Holmes-Farley Randy Holmes-Farley is offline
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I wouldn't do anything special. Many folks don't skim, and if you are talking a week or so, there no big problem in most cases.
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Old 01/11/2008, 09:55 AM
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lesson learned i hope, always keep 2 skimmer pumps and 2 return pumps...........
 


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